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That is the talk right now. With the jersey success that is Seattle, future MLS side and Seattle Sounders rival Vancouver hope to bank in on a good kit sponsor as well. Today’s hot rumor is that they will pair up with gaming giants EA Sports for a kit spnosorship deal. Bobby Lenarduzzi was recently…[continue reading]

I’ve read a few good articles today that I thought were worth sharing all at once. Weighted Lottery System In Question First up is Kyle McCarthy’s Musings for the day. His big point is about the league’s weighted lottery system and how it needs to go. Honestly I couldn’t agree with his main points any…[continue reading]

Got to love the random mid-week games that Major League Soccer sometimes gives us here. Toronto FC plays host to league leader Chivas USA tonight up at BMO Field. The visiting AmeriGoats are looking to extend their league lead with another win tonight, while Toronto is hoping to bounce back and get their second win…[continue reading]

I won’t go to far into this but I wanted to pass along an exceelent article that came up this morning over at ESPN’s Soccernet by Frank Dell’Apa. He goes into how the league is (finally) tapping into the huge resource that is Africa. Click here for the Dell’Apa article. Its a solid read for…[continue reading]

Typically I do a version of this kind of thing for all MLS clubs but this time around I wanted to do something a little different with the typical Good, Bad, and Ugly column. Instead I will be looking at things in the league as a whole that I have liked, disliked and have absolutely…[continue reading]

You know, Ben Olsen may just have a point about the US Open Cup qualification process. “I am still shocked at how you win it and don’t get a berth into the final round. But it’s always about building a bigger case for trophies. As disappointing as last year was, we still managed to hold…[continue reading]

Time to close another week here with the weekly edition of the WVH Power Rankings. A decent amount of movement here this week with some clubs starting to find themselves here in the early going of the season. I think it is almost safe to say that we have some real quality at or near…[continue reading]

Week five produced a few nice goals and probably some even nicer saves (see below). Below are the goals I felt were worth to be goals of the week. If you think I missed a goal, just let me know. Chad Barrett: Bryan Jordan: Brian McBride: Josh Wolff: Juan Pablo Angel: Ben Olsen: Save of…[continue reading]

Editor’s note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan.com every week. He tackles all things soccer. Today he previews the FA Cup, which as Geoff sees it as the English version of the Open Cup here in the States. As always feel free to leave Geoff a comment below. The Football Association Cup is the oldest knockout…[continue reading]

Another week in the books for Major League Soccer. A couple draws that may have shocked some, and a couple big wins that left me rather impressed. Five weeks into the season and I think we are already starting to see some things about these clubs, some things we’ve learned a bit sooner than we…[continue reading]